On the broader market, gainers led losers 352 to 210, with 247 counters unchanged, 874 untraded and 20 others suspended.

Turnover stood at 585.27 million shares worth RM392.64 million.

A dealer said the renewed buying interest on the local bourse after foreign selling yesterday, was brought on by positive sentiment, following the surge in crude oil prices.

Global oil prices rose nearly nine per cent with Brent Crude rising from US$46 per barrel up to US$51 per barrel on news that the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) had reached a deal to cut oil output yesterday.

Among the top gainers, PPB Group gained 24 sen to RM15.88, Cahya Mata Sarawak and Sime Darby improved 16 sen each to RM3.73 and RM8.12 respectively.

Of the heavyweights, Maybank gained 10 sen to RM7.87, Public Bank increased two sen to RM19.60 and Petronas Chemicals was up five sen to RM6.88.